Transporting hydrogen by rail 
By 2030, DB Cargo is aiming to transport 20% of the estimated hydrogen demand in Germany - the equivalent of about 20 terawatt hours - by rail. To achieve this goal, the freight railway is currently working on logistics solutions with the industry. The carrier says that... more
Konecranes’ newest acquisition
Konecranes, a specialist provider of material handling solutions, recently acquired the industrial crane service operations of Munck Cranes, after this company entered into bankruptcy proceedings in late May. Tomas Myntti, SVP Emea for industrial service and equipment at... more
ID Logistics appoints group HRD
Contract logistics company ID Logistics has named Renaud Bouet as group HRD to take over the human resources department at group level. His main task will be to implement the HR policy for the group's 18 countries, with the support of the country HR directors. Bouet will... more
Austria’s Logistics Award 2023 goes to RWA
The awarding ceremony for the 15th Austrian Logistics Prize is another milestone in the history of the Verein Netzwerk Logistik (VNL). This award recognises outstanding achievements in innovative logistics projects. As part of the VNL's 30th anniversary celebrations, this... more
Cargo crimes reduced over the last five years
The amount of freight thefts from trucks left in unclassified parking locations in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (Emea) region has dropped dramatically since the pandemic. Companies take more proactive action to protect the resilience of their supply chains, according... more
Residents vs shoppers 
Amsterdam turns off the lights – unpopular dark stores in residential areas. Conflicts of interest aren’t exactly rare where many people congregate on a small area. Not all city inhabitants do their shopping on the internet. Some who don’t, feel pressured or overrun by... more
LTG Cargo extends its intermodal service
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai Group’s freight company LTG Cargo has launched regular intermodal cargo services on the route between Kaunas (Lithuania) and Slawkow (Poland). The first trains are already running in both directions twice a week. Until now, cargo was shipped to the... more
Turgut Erkeskin honoured for life's work - so far
At the 8th Economy and Logistics Summit recently held in Istanbul, Turgut Erkeskin, president and CEO of Genel Transport, was honoured for his long career as an entrepreneur and a pillar of the industry as a whole. He was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award in Logistics” for... more
Freight hub is Czechia’s most sustainable building
Rhenus Czech Republic opened a new warehouse in Prague one year ago. Breeam has now ranked the facility as the most sustainable industrial building in the country. The modern site, built by the European developer CTP, beat off competition from 100’s other projects in the... more
Matthew Luckhurst to take over
APM Terminals Bahrain, which operates Khalifa Bin Salman Port, has appointed Matthew Luckhurst as its new managing director for Bahrain. He will assume the role on 2 July 2023. Luckhurst, a British national, joins APM Terminals from his current position as vice president for... more